Genesis 1:15
13 And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.
14 And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to distinguish between the day and the night, and let them be signs to mark the seasons and days and years.
And let them serve as lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth.” And it was so.
16 God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. And He made the stars as well.
17 God set these lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth,
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- And let them serve as lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth.” And it was so.
- KJV
- And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
- WEB
- and let them be for lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth;” and it was so.
- ASV
- and let them be for lights in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
- DARBY
- and let them be for lights in the expanse of the heavens, to give light on the earth. And it was so.
- BLB
- and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heavens, to shine upon the earth.” And it was so.
- ÅB
- Og de skal være til lys på himmelhvelvingen, til å lyse over jorden. Og det ble så.
- OTB
- og la dem være lys på himmelens hvelving for å gi lys på jorden." Og det ble slik.
- B1930
- Og de skal være til lys på himmelhvelvingen, til å lyse over jorden. Og det blev så.